Hub or Switch?

[Daryl]

Hi,

I have two computers getting ADSL through a router.
One of the computers is in the room1 and I would like to use that
cable to connect additional computers to the ADSL.
What i better to use? A switch or a hub? :(

10x

[Denis]

Hi,

Hubs take a broadcast approach - all messages go to all devices
connected to the hub. Switches route the messages only to the
devices they are addressed to. A switch uses the network more
efficiently. Hub max speed is 10Mbps, switch is 100Mbps.
Hub is half-duplex (send or receive) while switch is full-duplex
(send and receive at the same time). You decide. :)

[whcdavid]

I would recommend switch which has more featues and you can see the performance.

[Jatos]

If your getting a relatively small network (about 5-10 computers) and you are not using for tasks that use a lot of bandwidth, ie ont regular sharing of sizable files, not multi games, and not running programs over it get a hub, if you need an effecient network get a switch, this is best for network that are larger than about 10 computers, or ones that take high bandwidth tasks.

[ddemetrius456]

Hub is the best option for you. Switch is good for a bigger network
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[India_Hosting]

Asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) is a form of DSL, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional voiceband modem can provide.

And Hub has some limitation I would prefer you to say that you need to use switch rather then use hub.

Hub generally I found trouble with my previous connections and thus I always use switch..

Thanks

[mehboob]

Hubs are cheaper but switch would assist you into getting your work done in an efficient way!!

[nevaeh.aaric]

The early concentrators were all hubs. A hub is a fairly simple device that effectively connects all of the ports together, adds some logic for detecting errors and moves data in from one system and out to every other system. They're cheap and a virtual no-brainer to configure. But they aren't the best of performers because a hub can't establish a direct connection from one computer to another. When a data packet is transmitted from one computer, it actually goes to all of the computers, although only the destination computer receives the data. When large numbers of data packets are moved, the network slows down because in the process of moving data from one computer to another, every computer.

[newman9800]

Hub is the best option for you. Switch is good for a bigger network.I would prefer you to say that you need to use switch rather then use hub.
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[wallyhts]

Go with a Switch!!!

[John123]

Hello
Hub
A hub is a device that connects all you networked devices such as computers and printers together through a common shared point of access (or hub). It will usually consist of 4 or more RJ45 ports. RJ45 ports are used with network cables. The most common network cable in use today is Category 5 or Cat5. The connector on the ends looks like a slightly larger phone jack. A hub connects all the devices on its ports together. When data arrives at one port, it is sent to the other ports so that all the devices can see all the information, commonly called packets. When used in a large environment this is not efficient because all the packets are being sent to all the devices on the network causing traffic and collisions.

Switch
A switch is similar to a hub and servers generally the same purpose but is a bit smarter. It filters and forwards the packets on the same network so they go to where they are needed and not to every device. As a frame comes into the switch, the switch saves the originating MAC address and the originating port in the switch's MAC address table. The only time you will see traffic from other devices is when it is directed to the address of your computer.

[arpianna11]

Hubs are cheaper but switch would assist you into getting your work done in an efficient way!!
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[mrphantuan]

I would recommend switch which has more featues and you can see the performance.
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[charlez]

I would also recommend you on using a switch. The guys have shared their opinions and I agree with them as well, that the switch is more efficient and is much better than using a hub.

[edricwage]

I would prefer a switch, it all have a complete features rather than a hub. I think this would be the best for you. ;)

[ginegine]

For small networks like in your house, I'll prefer hub. Switch is expensive and for larger networks.

[zenchan]

I also have two computer I much prefered to use hub than a switch..

[mrphantuan]

A hub is typically the least expensive, least intelligent, and least complicated of the three. Its job is very simple: anything that comes in one port is sent out to the others. That's it. Every computer connected to the hub "sees" everything that every other computer on the hub sees. The hub itself is blissfully ignorant of the data being transmitted. For years, simple hubs have been quick and easy ways to connect computers in small networks.

A switch does essentially what a hub does but more efficiently. By paying attention to the traffic that comes across it, it can "learn" where particular addresses are. For example, if it sees traffic from machine A coming in on port 2, it now knows that machine A is connected to that port and that traffic to machine A needs to only be sent to that port and not any of the others. The net result of using a switch over a hub is that most of the network traffic only goes where it needs to rather than to every port. On busy networks this can make the network significantly faster.

"Varying degrees of magic happen inside the device, and therein lies the difference."A router is the smartest and most complicated of the bunch. Routers come in all shapes and sizes from the small four-port broadband routers that are very popular right now to the large industrial strength devices that drive the internet itself. A simple way to think of a router is as a computer that can be programmed to understand, possibly manipulate, and route the data its being asked to handle. For example, broadband routers include the ability to "hide" computers behind a type of firewall which involves slightly modifying the packets of network traffic as they traverse the device. All routers include some kind of user interface for configuring how the router will treat traffic. The really large routers include the equivalent of a full-blown programming language to describe how they should operate as well as the ability to communicate with other routers to describe or determine the best way to get network traffic from point A to point B.

A quick note on one other thing that you'll often see mentioned with these devices and that's network speed. Most devices now are capable of both 10mps (10 mega-bits, or million bits, per second) as well as 100mbs and will automatically detect the speed. If the device is labeled with only one speed then it will only be able to communicate with devices that also support that speed. 1000mbs or "gigabit" devices are starting to slowly become more common as well. Similarly many devices now also include 802.11b or 802.11g wireless transmitters that simply act like additional ports to the device

[jackson]

In a small network (less than 30 users), a hub (or collection of hubs) can easily cope with the network traffic generated and is the ideal piece of equipment to use for connecting the users.

When the network gets larger (about 50 users), you may need to use a switch to divide the groups of hubs, to cut down the amount of unnecessary traffic being generated.

If there is a hub or switch with Network Utilization LEDs, you can use the LEDs to view the amount of traffic on the network. If the traffic is constantly high, you may need to divide up the network using a switch.

When adding hubs to the network (to add more users), there are rules about the number of hubs you can connect together. Switches can be used to extend the number of hubs that you can use in the network.